Adjustable boat seat



Oct, 20, 1942. REN-ER 2,299,178

ADJUSTABLE BOAT SEAT Filed Feb. 24, 1941 Patented Oct. 2o, 1942 UNITEDSTATESv PATENT OFFICE t ADJUSTABLE BOAT SEAT Lambert Reiter,Minneapolis, Minn. Application February 24, 1941, Serial No. 380,262

Claims.

This invention relates to a seat construction and particularly to aconstruction of a seat for a boat.

The ordinary rowboat is usually provided with one or more seatsextending between the side walls thereof and usually has seats at theend portions of the boat. The seats are often not in the positiondesired by the occupant or operator. It is now a common practice to usean outboard motor and propeller with rowboats which is seseoured at thestern and the seat at the rear end of the boat is usually not in adesirable position for the operator of the motor.

It is an object of this invention to provide a boat seat which can bedisposed between theV side walls at various points along the boat lengthand which may be be secured adjacent the ends of the boat.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a boat seat adaptedto extend between the side walls, said seat having provision for beingused with boats of different widths and being suitably constructed to beefliciently supported adjacent the ends of the boat.

It is another object of the invention to provide a boat seat which canbe supported between the side walls at different points on the boat, thesame having means extending over the top of the boat wall and havingprovision for accommodating different thicknesses of boat wall.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawing in which like reference characters refer to similarparts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a portion of a boat having the inventionapplied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the seat showing the boat walls invertical section;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the boat seat;

Fig. 4 is a partial bottom plan view, a portion of the boat wall beingshown in horizontal section; and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the parts in a differentposition.

Referring to the drawing a portion of a boat is shown having side wallsI 0 extending substantially vertically and which will convergesomewhatand join with the bottom wall II. Spaced ribs I2 are shown extendingalong the inner sides of walls II) and a strake or strip I3 extendslongitudinally along the outer side of wall I0 at the top thereof.

In accordance with the present invention a seat Construction is providedcomprising a seat portion I4. While this could be variously made, in theembodiment of the invention illustrated it is shown as comprising aboard of general rectangular form having slightly tapering ends. Areinforcing plate I5 extends transversely of board I4 at the centerthereof, the same being secured by screws I6. Strips II preferablyformed of metal are secured to the bottom of seat I4 adjacent the endsthereof and are secured adjacent their ends by the headed and nuttedbolts I8 having their heads countersunk into the top of said seat.Strips I'I are spaced from seat I4 by washers I9. Plates or strips 20are secured to the top of seat I4 at the ends thereof by screws 2Icountersunk therein. Bolts 22 extend centrally through strips 20 andseat I4, the same having flat rounded heads and said bolts project somedistance below the bottom of seat I4. Plate-like members 24 areprovided, the same engaging the bottom of seat I4 extending inwardlythereon under strips I'I and being tapered toward their inner ends.Members 24 have slots 24a extending longitudinally thereof through whichbolts 22 pass. Bolts 22 are provided with wing nuts 25 disposed belowplates 24. Members 26 are hingedly connected to members 24 by the headedpintles 2l. Members 26 can thus extend upwardly along the inner side ofwalls Il) substantially parallel thereto. Members 26 have top portions25a which extend outwardly substantially at right angles so as to extendacross the top of the side walls Iii. If desired, blocks 28 may besecured to members 26 by bolts 29 having their heads countersunk in theouter sides of blocks 28 and projecting through a strap or short bar 3Gextending across the inner side of member 265. As shown in Fig. l, bolts29 are disposed adjacent the sides of block 28 and are equipped at theirinner ends with wing nuts 3l. Block 28 can thus be readily removed ifdesired. The portions 26a have bolts 33 extending verticallytherethrough adjacent their outer ends, said bolts having their headscountersunk in their portions 26a. Angle members 34 have one armoverlying portion 26a, which arm is provided with a slot 34a extendinglongitudinally thereof and thus transversely of wall l0. Bolts 33 extendthrough slots 34a and are equipped with wing nuts 35. The other arm ofmembers 34 extends downwardly at the outer side of the boat wall or ofstrip I3.

In operation, the seat I4 will be placed in the desired location betweenthe boat walls I0. The nuts 25 can be loosened and plates 24 can bemoved longitudinally so that the members 26 will be suitably positionedfor the particular width of boat. It is thus seen that by moving members24 the seat can .be readily used with boats of diierent Widths. Themember 34 can be* moved relatively to member 26 by loosening nut 35 sothat members 2S and 34 will snugly iit over the top of the boat Wall.The block 28 is provided for use particularly with boats having the ribsl2. Said block can be conveniently positioned between the ribs l2 andwill hold member 26 away from said ribs so that they will not be marredor chaffed. It is often desirable to position the seat adjacent the endsof the boat where the boat Walls converge. When this is done the member2li can be oscillated about the --axis of bolt 22 and positioned so thatmember 25 lies substantially parallel to the inclined side of the boat.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a simpleand efcient boat seat which can be placed in various positions in arowboat 'and can be adjusted to t various sizes and shapes of boats. Theseat can be placed adjament the seat in the rear end of the boat and theoperator of an outboard motor can conveniently and comfortably occupythe seat while operating the motor and steering the boat. The seat canbe placed where the operator can conveniently straddle the same and thusface the side of the boat while operating the motor and being in aconvenient position for fishing. The device is easily made, is rugged instructure and will withstand long and rough usage. The same has beenamply d-emonstrated in actual practice and found to be very successfuland efficient.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, which generallystated, consists in a device capable oi carrying out the objects aboveset forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and dened inthe appended claims.

What is claimed ist l. A seat for a boat having in combination, acentral board-like seat portion, a plate-like member secured to the endof said portion, said member being movable longitudinally of saidportion, means for holding said member in dierent positions toaccommodate different widths of boats, a second member swingablyconnected to said member adapted to extend upwardly along the side walloi a boat, a third member slidably secured to said second member formedto extend over the top of and along the outer side of said wall, meansfor holding said third member in different fixed positions and meanssecured to the other end of said seat portion formed to extend over thetop of and along the outer side of the other side wall of said boat.

2. A seat for a boat having in combination, a central board-like seatportion, a plate-like member secured to the end of said portion, saidmember being movable longitudinally of said seat portion andoscillatable about a vertical axis passing through said seat portion,means for holding said member in different positions to accommodatedifferent widths of boats and different inclinations of boat wall, amember swingably connected to said member and having a hook shaped en-dadapted to extend over the top of the boat wall and downwardly at theouter side thereof and means secured to the other end of said seatportion formed to extend over the top of the opposite boat wall anddownwardly at the outer side thereof.

3. A seat for a boat having in combination, a central board-like seatportion, a yoke member secured to the underside of said seat portionadjacent one end thereof, a second member having a portion disposedbetween said yoke member and said seat so as to be movable transverselyoi said seat portion between the same and said yoke member, said secondmember having a central longitudinal slot extending therein, a boltextending vertically through said slot and said seat portion, saidsecond member being movable lengthwise of said seat and also beingmovable about the axis of said bolt so that it can be moved to variouspositions and held in different positions by said bolt, a third memberhinged to the outer end of said second member about anaxis extendingtransversely thereof, said third member a-dapted to extend upwardlyalong the side of the boat and having a portion extending transverselyat its upper end adapted to extend over the top of the boat wall, afourth member slidably secured to said third member and having a portionextending downwardly at the outer side of said wall, means forconnecting said third and fourth members so that they will t against thesides of said boat wall and means for supporting the other end of saidseat portion from the opposite boat wall.

4. A seat for a boat having in combination, a central board-like seatportion, a plate-like member adjacent the end of said portion andextending beyond said end, a second member hinged to said member about atransverse axis and extending upwardly along the side of the boat wall,a third member secured to said second member and adapted to extendacross the top of and along the outer side of said boat wall, a blockadapted to be disposed between said second member and the wall of theboat, means on said second member for holding said block and meanssupporting the other end of said seat portion from the opposite boatwall.

5. A boat seat having in combination, a central board-like seat portion,plate-like members secured adjacent the ends of said portion, saidmembers being movable longitudinally of said seat portion, means forhold- `ing said members in different positions to accommodate differentwidths of boats, a second member swingably connected to each of saidmembers so as to extend upwardly along the inner side of the boat walland having a portion extending across the top of said wall, athirdlmember secured to each of said second members having a portionextending downwardly at the outer side of said wall, said third membersbeing movable Vrelatively to said second members transversely of saidwall, means for holding said third members in different positions toaccommodate different thicknesses of boat walls, said first mentionedmembers also being swingable about vertical axes passing through saidseat portion sothat said second mentioned mem ers may be positionedparallel to the converging sides of a boat.

LAMBERT REITER.

